Students see little benefit from Chinese entrepreneurship drive Encouraging students to start a business could do more harm than good, researchers say Joyce Lau 4月 23日
Innovation Summit: show societal worth of research ‘to preserve academic freedom’ Conference hears argument that freedoms are ‘better achieved’ by maintaining public support for universities Simon Baker 4月 22日
Innovation Summit: billionaire donors ‘increasingly shaping’ research agenda Vice-chancellor says philanthropy has been especially transformational in low-income countries Ellie Bothwell 4月 22日
Taiwan eyes international recruitment with switch to?English Amid demographic decline and geopolitical isolation, island hopes to have more English-language courses Joyce Lau 4月 20日
Innovation Summit: Asian leaders warn against ‘prescriptive’ policies Sector leaders say governments should ‘nudge’, not direct, university commercialisation efforts Joyce Lau 4月 19日
Indian scholars fear further squeeze on freedom as sector expands Academics question whether autonomy will be protected as an ambitious national policy is implemented Joyce Lau 4月 19日
Middle East ‘needs regional funder’ to?push research collaboration Co-authorship between academics based in Middle East, North Africa and Turkey is limited, study finds Simon Baker 4月 16日
Historians concerned as China launches ‘distortion’ hotline Making historic ‘misrepresentations’ a reportable offence could affect even overseas study Joyce Lau 4月 16日
Peace is in peril but universities can make a difference Celebrating diversity, reforming curricula and working closely with local communities are all ways in which higher education institutions can better foster peacebuilding, says Rocky Tuan Rocky Tuan 4月 15日
The removal of foreign scrutiny will worsen Pakistan’s PhD supervision Poor incentives and oversight mean too many doctoral supervisors are unqualified or negligent, say Mehvish Riaz and Muhammad Rizwan Riaz Mehvish Riaz 4月 11日